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43 <br /> 8.1.1 The Owner shall meet with the Designer as necessary at mutually convenient times to provide information necessary to enable <br /> the Designer to develop a detailed written analysis and complete needs summary of the Project. <br /> 8.1.2 The Owner shall examine documents submitted by the Designer and shall make reasonable efforts to render decisions <br /> pertaining thereto no later than the dates specified in the schedule for such decisions described in Article 6.1.2. <br /> 8.1.3 shall be the Owner's Construction Projects Administrator and shall act in the Owner's behalf and as its representative with <br /> respect to the Project and shall have the authority to render decisions and approve changes in the scope of the Project within guidelines <br /> established by the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners and shall be available during working hours as often as may <br /> be reasonably required to render decisions and to furnish information. <br /> 8.2 Surveys and Testing <br /> 8.2.1 The Owner shall furnish the Designer with a certified land survey of the site,giving,as applicable,grades and lines of streets, <br /> alleys,pavements and adjoining property; rights-of-way,restrictions,easements,encroachments,zoning,deed restrictions,boundaries <br /> and contours of the site; locations,dimensions and complete data pertaining to existing buildings,other improvements and trees,and <br /> other pertinent information reasonably requested by the Designer including that concerning available service and utility lines,both <br /> public and private,above and below grade,including inverts. <br /> 8.2.2 The Owner shall provide the services of a geotechnical engineer or other consultant,when such services are reasonably deemed <br /> necessary by the Designer as shown on the Designer's schedule described in Article 6.1.2,to provide reports,test borings,test pits,soil <br /> bearing values,percolation tests,air and water pollution tests,ground corrosion and resistivity tests and other necessary operations for <br /> determining subsoil,air and water conditions,all together with reports and appropriate professional recommendations thereof. <br /> 8.2.3 All services,data,information,surveys and reports required of the Owner pursuant to this Article 8,shall be furnished at the <br /> Owner's expense and,absent any negligence or failure to follow professional standards on the part of Designer,the Designer shall be <br /> entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness of such services,data,information,surveys and reports. <br /> 8.3 Permits and Approvals <br /> 8.3.1 The Owner shall secure and pay for all necessary permits,licenses,approvals,easements,assessments,and charges required for <br /> the construction,use or occupancy of permanent structures or for permanent changes in existing facilities.The Designer shall provide <br /> the Owner with a schedule of all required approvals and of the dates by which application for such approvals must be made in order to <br /> avoid any risk of delay to the Project,prepare necessary application forms,present documents requiring approval by the Owner and <br /> submit documents with the Owner's approval to the appropriate approval agency. <br /> ARTICLE 9 <br /> INSURANCE <br /> 9.1 General Requirements <br /> 9.1.1 The Designer shall purchase and maintain and shall cause each of its Consultants to purchase and maintain during the period of <br /> performance of this Agreement and for five years after issuance of a Certificate of Final Completion of the Project insurance for <br /> protection from claims under workers'or workmen's compensation acts;Comprehensive General Liability Insurance(including broad <br /> form contractual liability and complete operations,explosions,collapse,and underground hazards coverage)covering claims arising out <br /> 9 <br /> Revised 3/16 <br />